mesomorph

英 ['mesə(ʊ)mɔːf; 'mez-; 'miːs-; 'miːz-] 美['mɛzəmɔrf]
  • n. 运动型体格的人;体育型体质的人

英英释义


1. a person with a well-developed muscular body

英文词源


mesomorph (n.)
1940, from meso- + -morph, from Greek morphe "form" (see Morpheus). Coined by W.H. Shelton; the reference is to the mesodermal layer of the embryo. Related: Mesomorphic (attested from 1923 in chemistry).